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I am happy to recommend Ann Kolker for voice therapy. She was very instrumental in helping me understand the intricate nature of the voice and its healing. Her exercises were spot on in helping me regain strength in my voice. While I am confident I am on a recovery journey with my voice, I know that Ann's supportive therapy enabled me to do so. She was recommended by the Bastian Institute and deservedly so. Thank you!
~Anonymous
I am so happy I found Ann at Good Vibrations Voice Therapy. I sometimes get unexplained sporadic breathing “spasms” and my voice felt like it was getting weaker and weaker along with increasing tiredness after talking socially. Ann raised my awareness of my neck feeling constantly tight. After 5 sessions my neck muscles are relaxed, my breathing and voice have improved and I have the tools to self monitor to continue improving. Ann is a great listener, asking questions and coming up with personal situational solutions. We talked about triggers and worked on preventive breathing and rescue breathing techniques. She is about 1 hour from my home and well worth the drive. I very much recommend Ann at Good Vibrations Voice Therapy.
~Mary
Your expertise and approach have significantly contributed to his improved breathing while competing. That has translated into more confidence on the court and better results.
Thank you very much for your help!!
~Anonymous
After receiving two sets of treatment by Ann over the past few years, I could not recommend her enough. She was able to successfully treat my condition after a different vocal therapist failed to do so. She crafted her treatment plans only after carefully taking the time to fully understand me and my condition, and always took a flexible approach of modifying the treatment around what was working best for me at any specific point in the treatment process. Ann is extremely knowledgeable, has great bedside manner, and truly cares about the wellbeing of her patients. I strongly recommend her!
~Anonymous
After surgery, my doctor at Bastian Institute recommended Ann for follow up swallowing therapy. Ann took the time to carefully review multiple video swallow studies with me to come up with the best exercises to strengthen my swallowing. She communicated directly with my doctor and the speech pathologist performing the video study to determine the best path forward. Ann really cares for her patients and I am happy to recommend her.
~Mike
I found Ann through a Google search when I was urgently looking for a locally available SLT, due to issues of shortness of breath. She was kind during our initial phone conversation and able to fit me in that same week, when other therapists were regrettably booked out for months. After listening carefully at our intake session, Ann explained the ENT’s broad diagnosis and named my specific issue (MTD)… then suggested a single exercise at the end of the session to work on until we saw each other next. The exercise provided so much breathing relief within just the first week! It is still something I use now, months later, as a vocal cord reset. I also appreciated Ann’s own musicality and her ability to professionally incorporate that into our sessions. Finally, Ann runs a good practice! She was flexible when I needed to reschedule sessions and worked tirelessly to try to get on the in-network provider list for our particular insurance. Thank you for everything, Ann!
~K.L.